December 13, 2016, Commission Meeting

Call to Order Pledge of AllegianceApproval of AgendaConsent Items
All matters listed under Consent Items have been distributed to each member of the Commission for reading and study, are considered to be routine, and will be enacted by one motion of the Commission with no separate discussion. If separate discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Items and placed under Action Items by request.

Minutes of the regular business meeting of November 22, 2016.

Payment of checks #102005 through #102032 and #75011 through #75011 and #75032 through #75120 from the General Fund for $142,981.51; #75013 through #75031 from the Construction Fund for $289,663.83 and the payment of payroll taxes for $15,783.93.

Citizen Comments: Open to the public for comment on subjects not listed on the agenda. Speakers are asked to keep their comments to less than 3 minutes. A Commissioner may request to waive the 3 minute time limit. Please feel free to submit further comments in writing to the Clerk of the Board.

Call to Order
President Strakeljahn called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., December 13, 2016 and led the Pledge of Allegiance.Commissioners and Staff Present

Commissioners
Axel Strakeljahn
Larry Stokes

Staff Members
Jim Rothlin
Fred Salisbury
Sherman Hu

Steven Sparks
Ginger Waye
Gordon Walgren, Atty
Jim Ryan, Atty

Approval of Agenda

It was moved by STOKES, seconded by STRAKELJAHN to:
Approve the Agenda as presented.MOTION CARRIES, 2-0

Consent Items
A. Minutes of the regular business meeting of November 22, 2016.
B. Payment of checks #102005 through #102032 and #75011 through #75011 and #75032 through #75120 from the General Fund for $142,981.51; #75013 through #75031 from the Construction Fund for $289,663.83 and the payment of payroll taxes for $15,783.93.
C. Excuse Commissioner Bozeman’s absence.It was moved by STRAKELJAHN, seconded by STOKES to:
Approve the Consent Items as presented.MOTION CARRIES, 2-0

Mr. Powers provided detail on KEDA’s 3rd quarter written report and discussed the following:
· Recent recruitment meeting at the Port for which he thanked Port staff for their preparedness for the briefing and tour.
· Activities, conferences, and meetings during the quarter and upcoming.
· Upcoming quarterly board meeting of the Washington Maritime Federation that will be held in the Port’s conference room.
· Site visit by Spike Aerospace, which is considering four different sites in Washington State, including Bremerton, for its eventual aircraft manufacturing facility.
· 2-page summary handout of the defense industry in our county which is a handy summary of local strengths in that sector.
· KEDA’s annual economic forecast conference being held January 31.
· Partnership between the Port, KEDA, and the City of Bremerton on an advertisement celebrating the commissioning of the USS Washington. Commissioner Stokes suggested the ad provide a clearer picture as to Kitsap’s location.
There was further discussion and clarification on the defense industry handout. Commissioner Strakeljahn thanked Mr. Powers for the update and support.

Work Study Session - None

Citizen Comments

John Hanson, President, Bremerton Historic Ships Association (BHSA)

Mr. Hanson explained that BHSA owns and operates the USS Turner Joy and he described their hurdle and process of getting the ship preserved for another 15 years as required by the U.S. Navy. BHSA previously requested $150,000 from the Port to help fund the preservation and the Port offered a loan of $75,000 against the maintenance fund which BHSA declined. They resubmitted the request for $150,000 but not to go against the maintenance fund. BHSA implores the Port to revisit the request. Commissioner Strakeljahn stated the matter would be addressed when Commissioner Bozeman is in attendance at the next meeting.

It was moved by STOKES, seconded by STRAKELJAHN to:
Accept as final the construction contract with Rivers Edge Environmental Services, Inc. for $103,327.20 including taxes.
Following discussion;MOTION CARRIES, 2-0

New Business- None

Staff Reports

Jim Rothlin, Chief Executive Officer

Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is working on evaluation criteria to prioritize its regional centers which affects the Port‘s Manufacturing Industrial Center (MIC) designation status. The new criteria could put our MIC at a low priority for funding through PSRC. He detailed some of the criteria stating it will be important to have the City of Bremerton at the table with us as we put together a list of objections to challenge the metrics used for the criteria.

Along with Commissioner Strakeljahn, met with the owners of the private Seabeck marina on opportunities to provide public access at the marina. We will be negotiating on what they could possibly do at their marina with the Port’s assistance. Commissioner Stokes commented that the Port needs to make every effort possible.

Spoke at the recent Leadership Kitsap economics challenge day along with John Powers, KEDA and Clif McKenzie, Watson Furniture Group CEO. Mr. Rothlin stated he enjoys talking to these groups and creating awareness of how many things the Port is involved in.

Gordon Walgren, Port Attorney
· Acknowledged that on November 18, he was privileged and honored to receive the Port Industry Outstanding Service Award at the Washington Public Ports Association annual meeting. He said the award really should go to commissioners and staff of the ports of the State of Washington so he presented the plaque to the Port stating it was appropriate to display it in the Port offices. Mr. Rothlin read aloud the wording on the plaque and stated how satisfying it was to listen to Mr. Walgren speak at the conference about how much the Port means to him. The Board expressed their appreciation for Mr. Walgren’s years of service and Commissioner Stokes noted he was on the Board when Mr. Walgren was hired.

Commission Reports

Commissioner Strakeljahn

Reported on the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council (KRCC) Executive Board meeting which included a presentation and discussion on the PSRC Regional Centers Framework Update Project which, as CEO Rothlin reported, affects the Port’s MIC.

Also reported on the KRCC Transportation Policy Committee meeting in which the same PSRC project was discussed along with the Gorst transportation corridor study update.

Referred to CEO Rothlin’s report on the meeting with the Seabeck Marina owners stating that the Port continues to look for projects in Seabeck and would like to facilitate some public access at the privately owned marina.

Spoke with Senator Jan Angel who shared that she will be leading the Senate Financial Institution and Insurance Committee and is looking forward to supporting regional projects.

Met with USS Turner Joy representatives; want to give what support we can and will try to provide ideas at our next meeting when all commissioners are in attendance.

Executive Session- None

Adjournment

There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m.